A major dust storm swept through portions of the Middle East on Wednesday, severely obscuring skies and impacting air travel in both Israel and Jordan.
The dust forced a delay of Michelle Obama's trip to Jordan. Obama was on a two-nation visit to the Middle East to promote a girls' education initiative and was set to fly in from Qatar.
In Israel, travel was disrupted for thousands of people when domestic flights to the resort town of Eilat were cancelled because of the weather, according to Ofer Lefler, a spokesman for the Israel Airports Authority. The Airports Authority web site showed incoming and outgoing flights to Eilat's airport cancelled until the evening.
The haze shrouded parts of Israel, and the Israeli flag could be seen poking through above the Knesset in Jerusalem. Images in Israeli media showed a few beachgoers seen through the fog on Israel's Mediterranean coast.
No comments:
Post a Comment